“Novels are usually built on conflict, sometimes very, very difficult conflict. It's why men write war novels - because there you go, there's the conflict writ large.” MenWritingWarSometimesDifficultNovelConflictBuiltWhy Me Author:Anna Quindlen
“It's even more important for the integrity of the country if there are conflicts of interest in an administration, if there are things being done that they shouldn't do - and I hope there won't be, but if there were, you have to go and prosecute.” IfsImportantCountryDoneInterestIntegrityConflictAdministrationBeing DoneConflict Of Interest Author:Patrick Leahy
“You want to teach all kids the skills that are on the better side of human nature: empathy, appreciating how one's behavior is affecting other people, resolving disagreements in ways that do not involve conflict, taking another's perspective, honesty.” PeopleWayWantHumansKidsSidesTeachHuman NatureHonestyPerspectiveSkillsConflictBehaviorEmpathyAppreciateDisagreement Author:Ross W. Greene
“The vast majority of things parents and kids get in conflict over are highly predictable. We're disagreeing about the same expectations the kid is having difficulty meeting every hour, every day, every week. Because it's predictable, we can have these conversations proactively. That is very hard for people.” PeopleHardKidsParentHoursWeekConversationConflictExpectationsDifficultyMajorityMeetingsPredictable Author:Ross W. Greene
“There are surely many ways that [media select and contextualise events determine the boundaries of public thinking] happens, but we can note at the most obvious level the way in which forms of resistance or violence get cast as "conflicts" that assume two sides that are fighting only against one another.” ThinkingWayTwoHappensFormFightingSidesLevelsViolenceMediaEventsConflictAssumingNotesCastsDetermineObviousBoundariesResistanceSelectTwo Sides Author:Judith Butler
“We are more often than not asked, for instance, to regard Israel and Palestine as in a conflict of this kind, a framing that sets each of them on equal footing, and implicitly analogies the political situation to a fist fight, a soccer match, or a domestic quarrel. So if, then, the only two intelligible political positions are "pro-Palestinian" or "pro-Israeli," the presumption is that one's position is determined by a sentiment that wants one side to win over the other.” IfsWantKindTwoPoliticalFightingWinningSidesSituationPositionConflictEqualRegardIsraelDeterminedInstanceSoccerSentimentsPalestinianPalestineFistsQuarrelsIsraeliAnalogiesPresumptionFramingIf Then Author:Judith Butler
“We set the actors on the scene through the banal discourse of "conflict" in ways that fully deflect from the history and struggle of colonial resistance, refusing as well by that means to link the resistance to other forms of colonial resistance, their rationale, and their tactics.” WayWellsMeanFormActorsStruggleSceneConflictResistanceLinksDiscourseTacticsRationale Author:Judith Butler
“We achieved a deal with the Russians that didn't wind up in two days of strikes that would have sent a, quote, "message," but would not have removed the weapons. We struck a deal to get all of the declared weapons out of Syria. Never before in a conflict has that ever happened, that during the conflict weapons of mass destruction are taken out of the zone of conflict. And thank God we did that, because if we hadn't done that, today ISIL would have those chemical weapons in large parts of the country.” IfsTwoCountryDoneTodayDealsTakenHappenedWindConflictMessagesWeaponsMassDestructionStrikesZoneChemicalsThank GodSyriaWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionTwo DaysChemical WeaponsIsil Author:John F. Kerry
“I accept the global complex and global trade more than do some of my liberal colleagues because I consider this a wise alternative to national tension and conflict.” AcceptingWiseConflictTradeComplexesAlternativesTensionColleagues Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“When you run for president you have certain obligations. One of them would be to avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interest.” Would BeRunningCertainPresidentInterestConflictAppearanceObligationConflict Of Interest Author:Charles Schumer
“The high level of the technologies used during the Gulf War makes this conflict quite unique, but the very process of de-realization of the war started in 1945. War occured in Kuwait, but it also occured on the screens of the entire world. The site of defeat or victory was not the ground, but the screen.” WorldWarUsedProcessLevelsTechnologyVictoryConflictUniqueDefeatScreensRealizationSiteHigh LevelGulf WarKuwait Author:Paul Virilio
“In this way, it seems to me that, since 1984, my book on the logistics of perception has been proved totally correct. For instance, almost every conflict since then has involved the logistics of perception, including the war in Lebanon, where Israel made use of cheap drones in order to track Yasser Arafat with the aim of killing him.” WayHas BeensMadeBookWarUseSeemsOrderInvolvedConflictPerceptionAimKillingIncludingTrackIsraelInstanceDronesLebanonLogisticsArafat Author:Paul Virilio
“Besides problems of traditional societies, the Caucasus has to cope with quite a few unsettled territorial conflicts that also nurture authoritarian governmental structures.” ProblemConflictStructureTraditionalNurtureTerritorialCaucasus Author:Garry Kasparov
“Karabakh conflict has a strong influence on the political climate both in Azerbaijan and Armenia. It is obvious, too, that the Azerbaijani leadership can capitalize indefinitely on this topic to underpin its legitimacy even in a situation in which democratic institutions are virtually eliminated.” PoliticalStrongSituationInfluenceConflictInstitutionsDemocraticClimateObviousTopicsLegitimacyArmeniaAzerbaijan Author:Garry Kasparov
“It is quite clear, however, that there won't be any real changes with the current clan structure having seized power in the course of the Karabakh conflict.” RealCoursesClearConflictStructureCurrentsClansReal Change Author:Garry Kasparov
“We shouldn't forget that in the case of Georgia, a problem was done away with that bothered [Vladimir] Putin personally - that is, the security during the Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014. Security not in the sense of a guaranteed absence of a terror attack, but in pursuing the aim of moving hot spots of possible conflict farther from the site of the Olympic Games, which are to be held a stone's throw from Abkhazia - that is, in de jure Georgia.” DoneProblemMovingGamesForgetCasesSecurityConflictStonesHotAimWinterTerrorAbsenceSpotsOlympicsSiteBotheredPutinGeorgiaOlympic GamesTerror AttacksWinter OlympicsSochi Author:Garry Kasparov
“[Vladimir] Putin's Russia is only indirectly concerned with the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan as a means of maintaining its sphere of influence. I doubt that Russia will meddle. Moreover, I'm quite sure that Ilham Aliyev won't decide to carry out any serious action - it's not in his interest. He's learned his lesson very well - threaten to take action but never act on such words.” WellsMeanActionInterestDoubtInfluenceSeriousLessonsConflictConcernedRussiaSpheresMaintainingPutinArmeniaSphere Of InfluenceAzerbaijan Author:Garry Kasparov
“If you ask why start-ups outperform established enterprises when it comes to catching the next wave, the answer is that they are not conflicted. Everyone is rowing in the same direction. That is never the case in a company that has a portfolio of businesses at different stages in their maturity. So the key to winning there has to be to "zone out" the conflicts - sort of like sending quarrelling children each to their own room.” IfsChildrenDifferentNextAsksWinningAnswersRoomsCompanyCasesStageKeysConflictWaveMaturityEnterpriseZoneCatchingRowingPortfolios Author:Geoffrey Moore
“I started meditating and as soon as I turned that lens of attention inwards, it was like, okay, game over. This is what I'd been looking for to resolve some of these inner conflicts and pains.” PainGamesAttentionConflictOkayResolveLensesMeditatingInner ConflictGame Over Author:Mark Coleman
“I'll take a [Pavel] Chekhov comparison any day! He's of course one of the great masters at the short story form, and has helped define traditional conflict as we understand it.” StoriesFormCoursesMastersConflictTraditionalComparisonShort StoryChekhov Author:Alexander Weinstein
“It's true, I do love the semi-epiphany. For example, in "Fall Line," the character's final decision is less epiphany than imbecility. He makes a choice, which the conflict hangs upon - whether to seek fame or actually change his life - and so, his decision is tied to the central conflict and his own hubris.” CharacterChoicesFallLinesDecisionExampleFameConflictFinalsTiedEpiphanyHubrisImbecility Author:Alexander Weinstein
“I love the Russian absurdists - [Nikolai] Gogol,[Daniil] Kharms, and [Vladimir] Bulgakov. Even within the Russian experimentalists, there's a lineage of traditional narrative, conflict, and character development, which I find vital to my storytelling.” CharacterDevelopmentConflictStorytellingTraditionalNarrativeCharacter DevelopmentLineageGogol Author:Alexander Weinstein
“There's conflict in everything, just trying to buy a used car you deal with people that you don't want to deal with, you know, that's just the way of life, nothing stops changing, you're always going to have the conflict till your last breath, I mean on your deathbed, arguing with the doctor who's going to pay the bill, you know, it's just the reality of it, so none of that ever goes away.” PeopleKnowsWayWantTryingMeanRealityLastsUsedDealsPayCarConflictDoctorsBreathsBillsArguingDoctor WhoDeathbedUsed Car Author:Maynard James Keenan
“[Vladimir] Putin is an enemy of political dissent. The U.S. celebrates political dissent and the right for people to argue free from violence about places where our ideas are in conflict.” PeopleIdeasPoliticalEnemyViolenceConflictArguingCelebrateDissentPutin Author:Benjamin E. Sasse
“Truth affirms freedom of speech. Putin is no friend of reli - freedom of speech. Putin is an enemy of freedom of religion. The U.S. celebrates freedom of religion. Putin is an enemy of the free press. The U.S. celebrates free press. Putin is an enemy of political dissent. The U.S. celebrates political dissent and the right for people to argue free from violence about places or ideas that are in conflict.” PeopleIdeasPoliticalEnemyViolenceConflictSpeechPressesArguingCelebrateFreedom Of SpeechDissentPutinNo FriendsFreedom Of ReligionFree Press Author:Benjamin E. Sasse
“In the American constitutional system of three different branches, conflict - and I mean that peaceful, vigorous debate - it's a feature of our system, not a bug. We need less all-or - winner-take-all politics.” NeedsMeanDifferentThreeConflictDebatePeacefulWinnerFeaturesBranchesBugsVigorous Author:Benjamin E. Sasse
“What is the influence of Sun Tzu in the world today? Perhaps there are others who are better qualified than I to speculate about that question. Sun Tzu's ideas, as expressed in his famous treatise, have undoubtedly influenced the nature of many revolutionary movements that are arrayed against more powerful forces, and in some cases - as in Vietnam - have played a useful role in bringing about success. But such ideas are always in conflict with other deepseated emotional factors, which propel dissident movements into the rampant use of terrorism and other forms of anarchistic struggle.” WorldIdeasUseTodayFormForcePowerfulRolesCasesStruggleSunInfluenceMovementEmotionalConflictTerrorismFactorsRevolutionaryVietnamQualifiedWorld TodayNature Of ManDissidentsAbout Success Author:William J. Duiker
“When I start writing, my unconscious, my conflicts, my thoughts all start to come up. So for me, writing is an exploration. I never know how my stories will end.” KnowsWritingEndsStoriesKnow HowConflictCome UpUnconsciousExplorationMy Thoughts Author:Janet Fitch
“The other person has wrong perceptions about himself and about us. And we have wrong perceptions about ourselves and the other person. And that is the foundation for violence and conflict and war.” PersonsWarViolenceConflictPerceptionFoundation Author:Nhat Hanh
“There are instances in which American interests align with Russia and there are those where they don't. And so the question is, can we help steer Russia to being something that doesn't conflict with our interests and something that - and a country that aligns with our interests?” CountryHelpingInterestConflictRussiaInstanceSteers Author:Paul Ryan
“It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.” WarFactsHumanityPeaceSecurityConflictSecureUnfortunatePreparingPreparing For War Author:John F. Kennedy
“I would say I need two things: the first one is to be objective in every statement he could make regarding any conflict around the world, including Syria. The second one is not to turn Secretary-General office into a part or branch of the State Department of the United States.” WorldNeedsFirstsTwoStatesTurnsUnitedUnited StatesConflictOfficeIncludingStatementsObjectivesAround The WorldBranchesTwo ThingsDepartmentSecretarySyria Author:Bashar al-Assad
“Will there be a time when equality will exist? I think given human nature there will always be conflict.” ThinkingHumansGivenHuman NatureConflict Author:Hozier
“The process of decolonisation in Nigeria was a very untidy one. The British, when they were leaving finally and knew exactly who they wanted to take over, they wanted pliant government, figures, structures, they wanted to continue indirectly in effect their control over much of their colonial possessions and this was one of the very early causes of conflict.” GovernmentWantedCausesProcessEffectsFiguresConflictStructureLeavingPossessionBritishNigeriaCauses Of Conflict Author:Wole Soyinka
“Despite all the noise and hullabaloo - military cooperation, intelligence cooperation, all of that has continued. We have defended them consistently in every imaginable way. But I also believe that both for our national interests and Israel's national interests that allowing an ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that could get worse and worse over time is a problem. And that settlements contribute.” WayBelieveProblemInterestMilitaryConflictIsraelNoiseDespiteAllowingCooperationPalestinianConsistentlyOngoingSettlementNational Interests Author:Barack Obama
“I've lived here [in Egypt] among Christians and Muslims, and we never had a conflict. Now you have a conflict between Christians and Muslims and Baha'is and Sunni and Shia. The Salafists are trying to abort the revolution and make it religious, though the revolution started secular.” TryingChristianReligiousRevolutionConflictSecularEgyptShiaBaha Author:Nawal El Saadawi
“America is the only superpower. But our leadership is being tested in the Middle East, and some of the things that we have done in the Middle East are contributing to a potential explosion region-wide. And if that explosion gets out of hand, we may end up being bogged down for many years to come in a conflict that will be profoundly damaging to our capacity to exercise our power, to address the problems implicit in this global awakening, and we may face a world in which much of the world turns away from us, seeks its own equilibrium, but probably slides into a growing chaos.” IfsWorldYearsMayEndsDoneProblemHandsAmericaFacesTurnsGrowingMiddleExerciseConflictCapacityChaosWideEastAwakeningAddressesRegionsMiddle EastTestedSlidesExplosionsEquilibriumContributingSuperpowerImplicit Author:Zbigniew Brzezinski
“The Israeli-Palestinian problem becomes very acute with Gaza dominated by Hamas. With the possibility of the conflict escalating, not only in terms of Gaza but also the Hezbollah and Lebanon, with the continuing crisis in Iraq, which is very dynamic and unpredictable and which could get out of hand, and maybe even escalate and enlarge.” ProblemHandsTermPossibilityConflictCrisisIraqPalestinianContinuingUnpredictableIsraeliGazaLebanonHamasHezbollahEscalating Author:Zbigniew Brzezinski
“The kind of problem that America faces in Iraq is a little bit the kind of problem that Israel faced in dealing with Hezbollah. If the conflict, the theater of conflict enlarges, it's going to become more and more absorbing and more and more costly.” IfsKindLittlesProblemAmericaFacesBitsConflictLittle BitTheaterIraqIsraelAbsorbingHezbollah Author:Zbigniew Brzezinski
“If we were living back in 1789, your musket would be really useful in a military conflict. If you were called up to service, they said bring your musket. And indeed, the First Congress passed a law. You want to know the first gun control law in America? First Congress passed a law mandating that all able-bodied men must own a musket.” IfsKnowsMenWantFirstsSaidWould BeAbleAmericaLawMilitaryConflictGunCongressGun ControlThey Said Author:Ted Cruz
“I am quite confident that there are numerous discussions going in various "deep states" throughout the world about how to contain Trump's America geopolitically and economically, given the early indications that his policies will intensify conflict in many parts of the world.” WorldStatesAmericaGivenPolicyTrumpConflictVariousDiscussionIndication Author:Richard A. Falk
“Any move by Israel to end the conflict with the Palestinians by unilateral moves - such as annexing the West Bank, delinking Gaza and declaring that there be no further diplomatic process - will lead to strong regional and global reactions, as well as intensify efforts at the UN and in civil society to brand Israel as an outlaw state dangerous to regional and world peace and guilty of criminal behavior.” WorldWellsEndsStatesMovingStrongProcessEffortDangerousConflictBehaviorWestIsraelCriminalsReactionsGuiltyBrandsPalestinianCivil SocietyDiplomaticOutlawGazaDeclaringCriminal Behavior Author:Richard A. Falk
“I am still covering conflict to some degree. I was back in Iraq. I've covered quite a bit of the Israel and Palestine. But I'm not doing it with the kind of intensity I was before and I'm not seeking out the front line and the kind danger that comes with being at the edge of the war the way I used to.” WayKindStillsWarUsedBitsLinesFrontsDangerConflictDegreesIraqEdgesSeekingIsraelCoveredIntensityPalestineCovering Author:Peter van Agtmael
“[The Middle East conflict ] just kind of ran its course for me. For a long time I could justify doing it to myself, no matter how irrational it was. It was important to me and my work. And I just don't feel it in the same way any more. When it comes up and it's important to me, I'll do it, but more out of sense of duty than desire - which used to be a big part of it.” WayFeelsKindLongImportantMatterBigsUsedDesireCoursesMiddleDutyConflictLong TimeCome UpEastUsed To BeRanJustifyMiddle EastIrrationalMiddle East Conflict Author:Peter van Agtmael
“We live in a world of absolute immediacy. It is an interconnected, combustible world, where technology and many other actions have given nonstate actors a reach, into countries and societies, for both good and evil, that we have never seen before. So it isn't a matter of just state versus state challenges or conflict. The bigger problem is nonstate actors.” WorldCountryMatterStatesProblemActionEvilActorsGivenChallengesTechnologyConflictBiggerAbsolutesGood And EvilVersusInterconnectedImmediacyBigger Problems Author:Chuck Hagel
“There is a land problem in Zimbabwe, there is a need land for redistribution but it must be handled different, without violence, without conflict, within the context of the law, bearing in mind the interests of all Zimbabweans both black and white. It's necessary that the Zimbabwean government to respond positively to those sorts of messages.” NeedsMindDifferentProblemGovernmentLawBlackInterestWhiteViolenceLandConflictMessagesBlack And WhitePositivelyZimbabwe Author:Thabo Mbeki
“What is the worst, is that you will have the meltdown of Zimbabwe that the IMF is talking about. And indeed what you will have is growing unemployment in Zimbabwe, growing impoverishment among the people, growing social conflict. And I think that is the worst sort of outcome, that collapse of Zimbabwe certainly would have a much, much worse effect on the region than mere image.” PeopleThinkingSocialTalkingGrowingWorstEffectsConflictMereOutcomesRegionsCollapseUnemploymentZimbabweImfMeltdowns Author:Thabo Mbeki
“Karzai is Afghanistan's first democratically elected president. He brought the international community into partnership on an unprecedented level, and he championed a new constitution that is liberal, democratic and still very Afghan. All of that does reflect a vision. But he's presided over a country that is still in conflict, and he hasn't taken some of the difficult decisions his own government wanted him to take. On corruption, he hasn't been as decisive as he should've been. There are legitimate questions about him.” ShouldFirstsDoeStillsCountryGovernmentWantedDifficultPresidentCommunityDecisionLevelsVisionTakenConflictConstitutionDemocraticInternationalCorruptionAfghanistanPartnershipUnprecedentedInternational CommunityAfghanDifficult Decisions Author:Chris Alexander
“The story of Taliban recovery and resurgence begins in the places where they took refuge after 2001. And as long as those leadership structures and training structures operate outside of Afghanistan with relative impunity, the conflict will continue.” LongStoriesConflictTrainingStructureRecoveryAfghanistanRelativeRefugeTalibanImpunityResurgence Author:Chris Alexander
“It's never too late to try to end a conflict.” TryingEndsConflictLateToo LateNever Too Late Author:Chris Alexander